Highlights here
- the return of the / a Cetti’s Warbler
- a small but real migration of Pied Wagtails and Meadow Pipits

Notes
- some Coots are well-advanced in nest building and some birds likely buried out of sight in the reeds
- most of the gulls were in tight groups that stayed together. The large gulls at the lake just dropped in for a wash and then left
- the Cetti’s was almost certainly heard on Saturday (19th) but there is a not dissimilar Hedge Sparrow / Dunnock on the same area and I had cause to pause both days. However the Cetti’s eventually became much more voluble and unmistakable. Last positively recorded here on 03 February: has it been lying low? is this the same bird?
- 2 Chiffchaffs around the lake: one singing and the other calling
- Bullfinch heard giving its very quiet and unobtrusive song – I am sure it is more commonly given, but seems to be rarely heard
- 17 Linnets still alongside Teece Drive
and
- 1 March Moth on the lamps

An adult Herring Gull lifts off after a quick wash and brush up. I do find the leg colour of these large gulls hard to be sure about – it depends upon the light. This seems to have the expected pink legs but the feet are rather more orangey.

Part of one of the groups of Black-headed Gulls that passed low over the lake without stopping.